Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

My Murder by Katie Williams

26 reviews

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

cool concept but such a huge let down with the reveal!!! Ugh. I really wish it had a better ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

postpartum depression

mangofraiche's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

handlebars's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Pregnancy

booksandbabble's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

vj_thompson's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A story about murder but becomes something else entirely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

bessadams's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking and Death of parent

knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Well I definitely did NOT see the ending coming. This book was outside my comfort zone (speculative fiction is not my jam), but I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a really clever exploration of PPMD and the idea of postpartum psychosis. What if a psychotic break could be manifest? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jakobmarleymommy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

social_eyes's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is beautifully written! Williams had me hooked from the very beginning and did an excellent job of unwinding the story with beautiful, flowy language. I can't wait to reread this knowing the ending to see what hints I can pick up on that I missed the first time. 

If you were let down by Grady Hendrix's The Final Girls Support Grpup but loved the premise, this book will absolutely redeem it for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent